When Zhao Si smiled and retreated, Li Si wanted to continue handling official duties but was no longer in the mood.
"As for that~" Li Si smiled bitterly.
He knew that the First Emperor was not the one who killed the donkey, and he also knew that Zhang Cang would not regard him as his enemy, but the feeling that he could not be completely trusted still made Li Si feel somewhat uncomfortable.
After thinking for a long time, it finally turned into a deep sigh.
In the final analysis, it is not Li Si who is an outlier, but Zhao Si who is an outlier.
As the driver stopped, the night gradually deepened.
Xia Wuji rushed to the Emperor Shihuang overnight.
"No problem?" The First Emperor frowned, but his brows relaxed in an instant.
The First Emperor, as always, did not trust anyone. Although he had never killed any of his ministers indiscriminately, Sima Qian commented that he was greedy for power and took all the power of the three gongs and nine ministers into his hands. But in fact, the biggest root cause was that the First Emperor encountered Tai Much betrayal.
He was not surprised by Zhao Gao's various changes, even if Zhao Gao did not reveal any tricks.
"Step back." The First Emperor waved his hand.
When the First Emperor did not think about these carefully, Zhao Gao might still have an opportunity, but when the First Emperor took the initiative to pay attention to these, Zhao Gao had absolutely no chance.
No matter what he wants to do.
Even the First Emperor was still looking forward to Zhao Gao's next actions and decisions.
From a rational point of view, the First Emperor was Zhao Gao's enemy, and Zhao Gao was a member of the Zhao family, but his bloodline was relatively distant, so he did not kill Zhao Gao, and Zhao Gao was just demoted to a slave.
Because Zhao Gao stood out among the servants, was familiar with the law, and had his own unique insights, he was discovered by the First Emperor.
What follows is Zhao Gao's soaring life.
The relationship between Zhao Gao and the First Emperor is difficult to clarify.
The First Emperor personally promoted the destruction of the Zhao clan, and many of Zhao Gao's relatives died as a result.
But Zhao Gao himself, from an unknown clan branch with no status in the fifth service, became a prominent official of the Zhongche Mansion comparable to the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers.
The First Emperor never liked to make false claims, and Zhao Gao could definitely guess what the First Emperor was thinking.
So what choice will Zhao Gao make?
For the First Emperor, the worst outcome was another betrayal.
The First Emperor was confident enough that Zhao Gao could not cause any trouble when he was already watching. As for betrayal, it was of no importance to the First Emperor. He was already used to it.
Xia Wuji retreated, and the First Emperor called him to have a private talk.
The next days were business as usual.
Jiachu still moved forward steadily and set off unswervingly towards Peixian County.
As for Zhao Si's retainers, they also started to join the company one after another and got into working mode.
Zhao Si had a leisurely time. In addition to accompanying the First Emperor every day for consultation, the only thing left to do was to occasionally convene the disciples for team building.
The busiest thing is to deal with the maids rewarded by the First Emperor.
"There is still some distance to Peixian..." Zhao Si looked at the map and sighed.
The straight-line distance from Huaiyin to Peixian is not too far, but the driving route is not a straight line, and there is even a section of distance in the middle that is not within the territory of Chu.
Therefore, I'm afraid I have to wait until summer when I arrive in Peixian County.
The convoy's journey down was still peaceful, but the world was not peaceful.
Without him, the cold winter quietly recedes, and the time of spring plowing is about to arrive.
The first batch of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn have been produced, but the precious seeds are kept in the hands of the nobles and are hoarded.
There is no doubt that the people are really eager to grow the three kinds of immortal food, and the nobles naturally understand the people's desire.
As long as it is about interests, nobles will always be one step ahead.
"Bloody stuff, eating too much will burn your stomach." Xiang Liang looked at the sweet potatoes on the plate and spat.
The Xiang family is undoubtedly the top family in the local area, so the Xiang family accounts for the majority of the first batch of seeds.
The seeds have been planted, and the yield is really high. The yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu is even conservative.
Under the careful management of the Xiang family, the yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes has even reached nearly two thousand kilograms per mu.
The joy of a good harvest is not something outsiders can appreciate, but Xiang Liang soon discovered the problem with the three kinds of fairy food.
Among the three fairy foods, sweet potatoes and potatoes are wet foods, which is not a good thing.
Secondly, eating too much sweet potatoes will cause heartburn, and it is difficult to make potato flour and preserve it.
And corn…
After being ground into fine powder, the taste is not as good as that of flour and rice.
Li Shu was not qualified to consider the issue of taste, but as the top nobles, the Xiang family naturally had the qualifications.
The Xiang family has the ability to process wheat and rice.
Most of the top nobles have the ability to finish.
"Fairy food? Lowly food!" Xiang Liang gave a fair evaluation.
For the aristocratic class, sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn are out-and-out cheap foods.
The profit margin is not as high as Xiang Liang imagined. The yield of sweet potatoes is so large, but it is not suitable for hoarding and circulation. It is certain that the price will not increase.
Corn is convenient for hoarding and circulation, but for the nobles, it is an out-and-out cheap food. The finishing process is grinding. The taste of corn flour and white flour is very different, and it is not even close to that of rice.
The price is definitely not as good as rice and wheat.
To sum up, these three types of immortal food are really of little significance to the Xiang family.
"The government has now ordered to promote seeds at a fair price. Since it is not worth much, we might as well do Yin Tong a favor." Xiang Zhuang said from the side.
"The King of Qin made a good plan, but he asked us to breed grain for them in vain." Xiang Liang frowned.
The farming techniques and tools of the nobles were vastly different from those in Guizhou, and the average yield per mu was more than double.
"Not urgent……"
"Let's release the new grain production first, and then wait and see for some time." Xiang Liang said.
The plucking of wild geese is a characteristic of the aristocratic class.
Although the three new grains are not very valuable, the grain seeds still have value.
Apart from anything else, the yields per mu of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn are still high enough. Just releasing the yields per mu of three kinds of immortal grains is enough for thousands of Guizhou heads to flock to get the seeds.
The Xiang family hoards goods, so there is naturally room for profit.
As for the government’s decree to promote affordable vaccination?
Don't worry, the head of Guizhou does not have any qualifications or channels to learn about this kind of decree.
The price is high, and the head of Guizhou is resentful?
It doesn't matter, the evil Qin State and Qin Shihuang will naturally bear all the infamy.
How could the Qin State have so many officials who went to the local areas to read out government decrees?
How can there be so many channels in Guizhou to learn about government decrees?
The government cannot go to local places to read out government orders. Without official endorsement, even if they accidentally learn of the government order, the people will most likely not believe it.
Xiang Liang's choice was the choice of most nobles in the world.
After saving some of the seeds, they began to promote the high yields of the three immortal grains. It didn't take long before they caused an uproar among the people.
When the planting was promoted last year, the yield per mu of the three kinds of fairy grains were officially announced and were grown in Xianyang.
It was too far away, and the seeds were divided up by noble officials. Most people had doubts. After all, the yield of several thousand kilograms was indeed beyond their understanding.
But things are different now. People who got the fairy food and planted it and harvested it personally came forward to speak out. The fairy food that had been cold for half a year has become popular again.
All of a sudden, the people flocked to it and tried every means to buy fairy grain seeds.
The common people are not qualified to pursue the commercial price of food. What they pursue is to fill their stomachs.
As for government decrees, most of them are regarded as empty words.
There is no other way. Down to the grassroots level, most of the power is still in the hands of local gangsters.
Corrupt officials and local nobles have long been unable to tell the difference between you and me.
And on the other side...
In the convoy of the First Emperor's grand tour of the world.
Zhao Si was talking with Li Si.
"If you want to do justice, you must do justice. How to do justice?" Li Si asked.
"Just advertise it widely!" Zhao Si smiled.
"The leaders of Guizhou in the world have been afraid of Qin for a long time, so no matter what kind of government decrees are implemented, they will always be inconsistent with the original intention. But the people will only attribute the source to His Majesty and the court. Why is this?" Li Si Asked.
"Because it was not made public." Zhao Si smiled.
"Shang Jun Shemu established his trust in order to convince the people of what he said, and this is what we lack." Li Si nodded.
"Good government orders are hidden, and bad orders are constantly praised. It is difficult for Da Qin to stand on this piece of wood. We can't send officials to the places to preach to them day and night, telling them that His Majesty has good intentions." Li Si spread his hands.
"Isn't there a way now? All we need to do is get familiar with the local government, write and stamp the government order on affordable grains on paper, and post it at the gates of the county, county, and county governments in each township. People will come and go, and they will naturally know the government order." Zhao Si smiled. one time.
The biggest effect of the birth of paper is to increase the convenience of message transmission.
A big notice can solve a lot of problems!
"This notice should be large, with large characters, and the words and sentences should be concise and concise. It is best to be able to read it if you know a few words." Zhao Si put forward his own opinion.
The principles of notices and advertising are similar. After all, they are aimed at the general public with low average knowledge level.
Especially the Qin Dynasty where the literacy rate of the general public was very impressive.
To put it bluntly, this notice is not for the illiterate people, but for the poor literate class. The people only need to know that there is an official document with a seal on it, so that they can be convinced of the content. Can.
To put it bluntly, Da Qin, which puts public opinion at a complete disadvantage, has a window through which it can pass news downwards.
In fact, newspapers are the big killer, but unfortunately... movable type printing is still being conquered, ink technology is still being improved, paper production capacity has not been fully expanded, and paper has not completely completed the ban on bamboo slips. Newspapers will have to wait for a while.
At the very least, the Qin regulations that should be printed must be printed before the issue of newspapers can be considered.
"You saved me a lot of trouble!" Li Si sighed after hearing this.
He immediately understood the usefulness of the notice.
In the past, when some government decrees were implemented, even good governance would be distorted, and then the shit basin was placed on the head of the First Emperor.
Even if it was out of good intentions, it would be difficult for the people to understand the Emperor's good intentions through any channels.
The First Emperor always plays a negative role.
Being stigmatized does not only exist in later generations, but also in contemporary times.
The key problem is still the lack of channels to convey news to the real people. The Qin Dynasty did not have so many officials, and some officials would inevitably be corrupted when they went to the local area.
The so-called notice is to tell Li Shu that I am doing your best and I have given the order. If anyone distorts my order, you can see for yourself.
The anger gathered on the First Emperor was distributed to local officials and nobles, so that they could find the right person to be angry and resentful. This would be very conducive to the promotion and publicity of Qin's future decrees.
"Actually, hoarding of goods is unavoidable. The method I proposed is just to make the people realize that the fault of the high prices of grain seeds does not lie with the First Emperor and the Qin Dynasty, but with the local nobles. At most, it only exposes the nobles. A fig leaf." Zhao Si smiled.
"As for how to enforce fair price promotion of grain seeds and how to review various places, Prime Minister Li is still needed." Zhao Si smiled.
Public opinion is, after all, just a side struggle.
We need to pay attention to it, but to truly see the truth, we still have to implement it in practice.
"No rush..." Li Si smiled.
When the leaders of Guizhou discovered that most of the source of their oppression did not lie with the First Emperor, it was time to start implementing the imperial edict.
(We owe 6,000, and we will continue to make up tomorrow.)
(End of chapter)
